English Lesson (Listening B1): “Feelings, Part 2 - Learn 25+ Emotion Words in English”

Vocabulary (with mutiple translations)

1. Leadership seminar – Event for improving leadership skills (French: séminaire de leadership, Chinese: 领导力研讨会, Portuguese: seminário de liderança, Korean: 리더십 세미나, Japanese: リーダーシップセミナー, Spanish: seminario de liderazgo, Vietnamese: hội thảo lãnh đạo) Reluctant (adj) – Unwilling to do something (French: réticent, Chinese: 不情愿的, Portuguese: relutante, Korean: 마지못해 하는, Japanese: いやいやの, Spanish: reacio, Vietnamese: miễn cưỡng)
2. Skeptical (adj) – Doubtful or not convinced (French: sceptique, Chinese: 怀疑的, Portuguese: cético, Korean: 회의적인, Japanese: 疑い深い, Spanish: escéptico, Vietnamese: hoài nghi)
3. Inspired (adj) – Motivated by a strong feeling (French: inspiré, Chinese: 受到启发的, Portuguese: inspirado, Korean: 영감을 받은, Japanese: インスパイアされた, Spanish: inspirado, Vietnamese: được truyền cảm hứng)
4. Self-doubt (noun) – Lack of confidence in oneself (French: doute de soi, Chinese: 自我怀疑, Portuguese: auto-dúvida, Korean: 자기 의심, Japanese: 自己疑念, Spanish: duda de uno mismo, Vietnamese: sự nghi ngờ bản thân)
5. Calm (adj) – Peaceful and relaxed (French: calme, Chinese: 冷静的, Portuguese: calmo, Korean: 차분한, Japanese: 穏やかな, Spanish: tranquilo, Vietnamese: bình tĩnh)
6. Bored (adj) – Feeling uninterested or tired (French: ennuyé, Chinese: 感到无聊的, Portuguese: entediado, Korean: 지루한, Japanese: 退屈な, Spanish: aburrido, Vietnamese: chán)
7. Indifferent (adj) – Not caring or showing interest (French: indifférent, Chinese: 漠不关心的, Portuguese: indiferente, Korean: 무관심한, Japanese: 無関心な, Spanish: indiferente, Vietnamese: thờ ơ)
8. Intimidated (adj) – Feeling frightened or threatened (French: intimidé, Chinese: 感到威胁的, Portuguese: intimidado, Korean: 위협을 느끼는, Japanese: 脅威を感じた, Spanish: intimidado, Vietnamese: bị đe dọa)
9. Insecure (adj) – Lacking confidence or certainty (French: peu sûr de soi, Chinese: 不安全的, Portuguese: inseguro, Korean: 불안한, Japanese: 不安な, Spanish: inseguro, Vietnamese: không tự tin)
10. Opening up (noun) – Sharing personal thoughts/feelings (French: s'ouvrir, Chinese: 开放, Portuguese: se abrir, Korean: 마음을 여는, Japanese: 開放する, Spanish: abrirse, Vietnamese: mở lòng)
11. Keeping everything to myself – Not sharing feelings or thoughts (French: garder tout pour soi, Chinese: 什么都不说, Portuguese: guardar tudo para mim, Korean: 모든 것을 혼자 지니는, Japanese: 全てを自分だけで抱え込む, Spanish: guardar todo para mí, Vietnamese: giữ mọi thứ cho bản thân)
12. Regain (verb) – To get back something lost (French: regagner, Chinese: 恢复, Portuguese: recuperar, Korean: 되찾다, Japanese: 回復する, Spanish: recuperar, Vietnamese: lấy lại)

Guide Questions
1. What happened a few weeks later?
2. How did the speaker feel at first? Why?
3. What did he/she say about the speaker?
4. What did he/she realize?

 

TRANSCRIPT

A few weeks later, our team was sent to a leadership seminar. At first, I was reluctant and skeptical. I didn’t believe it would help. But surprisingly, one speaker’s story inspired me. She talked about failure, pressure, and self-doubt. I felt calm listening to her, and for the first time in months, I wasn’t bored or indifferent to the topic. I realized I wasn’t alone in feeling intimidated or insecure. I started opening up more at work and asking for feedback instead of keeping everything to myself. Slowly, I regained my confidence and became more focused. (96 words)

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